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form)

could be readily exploited by separatists

in

Rico as an argument to support a gradual

or

Puerto

accelerated

move away from political equality

the rest of the nation
Those

provisions

option

(U.S.).

a

of the Compact which include

or Micronesia at any time;

national

plan

concurrence of Congress;
U.

S.

with

,

of unilatera] termination thereof by

the U.S.

for

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which

the

either

the requirement

must

receive

the

the perpetual right of the

to deny access for security reasons -- these

aspects

will

be

downplayed

by

Puerto

Rico

separatists in favor of stressing the "free" use

of

a

to

bonanza of billions of dollars,

in an appeal

greed

rather than to integrity.

The reaction from

other

ideological sectors will stress the

of losing our close ties to the U.
desire

of no less than

45% of our

S.

prospect

despite

the

population

who

desire equality through statehood.
The

adverse

controversy
capital,

could

very

of

the

well include a

resulting
flight

and

an

upsurge in migration

to

by experienced and highly productive

bers of our professional and managerial sector,

pO00292

of

the posponement or cancellation of planned

investment,

Mainland

consequences

85

the

mem-

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